wiring a ceiling fan with light two wires

Read article 404.2(C), where the neutral is called the “Grounded Circuit Conductor”. Having the neutral allows you to use an electronic device instead of a standard wall switch to control your ceiling fan and light. With the new construction of a home, the National Electrical Code requires that a neutral conductor be installed at many wall switch electrical box locations. Some electricians will use a permanent ink marker-type pen to change the color of a wire. I have rolls of different colors of electrical tape that I use for re-identification. However, the white wire must be re-identified with another color other than white, gray, or green. It is not unusual to see a white wire used as the hot or LINE wire on a switch. If you want to change the wiring on a switched outlet to control a ceiling fan, go to my blog post here that has photos showing the changing of a switched outlet to hot to wire a ceiling fan with two wall switches.Īnother blog post here depicts switched outlet wiring changed for a ceiling fan using metal switch boxes. The black fan wire is connected to the LINE enabling the pull chain switch on the fan to control the fan motor independently of the wall switch. In this ceiling fan wiring diagram, the blue wire on the ceiling fan is connected to the LOAD side of the wall switch to control the fan’s light. The ceiling fan wiring diagram at the top of this blog post depicts a standard wiring method used during the construction of houses long ago. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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In addition, I have provided links to some ceiling fan manufacturers for replacement parts and internal ceiling fan wiring diagrams. Electrician: Where can I find ceiling fan wiring diagrams that show the blue wire and the black wire connections?Īnswer: Below are my own ceiling fan wiring diagrams with two-switch diagrams further down.

Wiring a ceiling fan with light two wires